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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS COVID-19 cases spike almost 500 cases in one day (took 2 months to reach 1000)
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Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing
New #COVID19 US cases per day: it took 2 month to hit 1000 cases, but we hit almost +500 just today.
3/1 - 89
3/2 - 105
3/3 - 125
3/4 - 159
3/5 - 227
3/6 - 331
3/7 - 444
3/8 - 564
3/9 - 728
3/10 - 1,000
3/11 - 1,267
3/12 - 1,645
3/13 - 2,131 (6pm - day isnt over)
6:47 PM - Mar 13, 2020
That means they're testing more!
...at least I hope that what this means.
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US COVID-19 cases spike almost 500 cases in one day (took 2 months to reach 1000) (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2020
OP
They are not testing more, the same amount of test available now are done a month ago. Its not the
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#5
Not surprising given that every infected person that is unaware of having been infected
Blue_true
Mar 2020
#6
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)1. More test kits now available? n/t
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)2. I hope.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)3. results turnaround time 8 days!
this is crazy. Kaiser in SF
Ms. Toad
(34,093 posts)4. 1. That's how exponentials work.
2. Making the appearance of growth even more dramatic - more tests are availabe.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)5. They are not testing more, the same amount of test available now are done a month ago. Its not the
... test its the litmus's they put around the test to get one.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)6. Not surprising given that every infected person that is unaware of having been infected
becomes a virus transmitting vector that can infect dozens of people through social interaction. The "real" number of infected people is likely much larger than is being reported at this time.
0rganism
(23,970 posts)7. increased testing and exponential growth
in a week it's probably going to be over 160000
death count will also shoot up
we're turning a very ugly corner today